"No problem"

[polly1]

my colleagues and i at work use this annoying phrase "no problem" all the time. i am really beginning to irritate myself - why should there be a "problem" if i'm asked to do something. any ideas what other phrase i can use???

[Quizmonster]

"Consider it done!"

[andy hughes]

I think it's just a polite emphasis on the fact that you are happy to carry out the task, as opposed to someone who is doing the task in resentful silence.

I like the Australian "No worries ..." - it's cheerful.

[jno]

'Your wish is my command'

'Yes massa'

'Honoured to be of service, may I also shine your shoes?'

[bruce5755]

"I will do it NOW boss"!

[polly1]

Andy Hughes - nothing against australians BUT i dont like the phrase 'no worries'. Too 'pally' for my liking. It's like alot of people nowadays that say everything with an inflection at the end of what they're saying as if its a question.

[andy hughes]

Ah, now thatis a different matter polly1.

This speech inflection - rumoured to have spread through the student population as a result of overdosing on daytime soaps - was wonderfully labelled the 'moronic interogative' by Rory McGrath, and as a Grumpy Old man, I can strongly agree, it sends me into orbit!

[polly1]

We're tryng 'consider it done' and i have to say it has so far been received very well by the 'big cheeses' in our department.

[THECORBYLOON]

"Nae bother!"

[curiosity]

"I'm onto it!"

[Ouisch]

'You've got it!"

[polly1]

But i dont work in Burger King!

[flump1]

Hi polly,  why do you feel the need to replace one phrase with another?   Why can you not answer yes or no or maybe,  depending on the request?  Otherwise you will be asking the same question again in a couple of weeks  !!!